Theatre Officer
Working hours: 24 Hours per week, 43 weeks per year.
Annual leave: 5.6 paid weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent – job share
Salary: £13,344 per annum
Start date: immediately
Key tasks:
Administrative
- Maintain all equipment and other technical resources in the Theatre ensuring staff and students are able to utilise the equipment when required. Including:
o Liaison with Estate Manager on maintenance requirements
o Proactively fixing maintenance issues
o Sourcing quotes from external contractors for maintenance and repairs required - Ensure all areas of the theatre are kept organised and tidy, and that storage is used effectively, ensuring equipment and materials are securely and safely stored when not in use
- Have responsibility for keeping Theatre clean including:
o Regular hoovering, cleaning bins and clearing areas
o Cleaning before and after performances
o Deep cleaning when needed - Work with Estates Manager to ensure the Theatre is Health and Safety compliant
o Including but not exclusively managing the Risk Assessments for the Theatre
o Ensure compliance of Fire, Asbestos and Legionella Safety - Ensure ongoing CPD – including but not exclusively – PAT testing, working at heights, ladder safety, H&S in the work place, H&S in a Theatre are completed and up to date
- Liaise with Operations Manager to ensure the Theatre calendar is kept up to date
- Work with Operations Manager to manage Theatre spend within allocated budget
- Attend meetings as required including but not limited to all staff, faculty, site team
- Produce and maintain supporting documents for the Theatre and performance spaces
Productions
- To support the day-today running of the Theatre and performance spaces
- To support all school events in the Theatre and performance spaces
- Liaise with internal, and external production directors in a production management format to ensure productions are fully supported with regards to H&S, technical support, rehearsal supervision, stage creation support, and necessities for productions
- Liaise with internal, and external teams when needed, production directors to ensure the most economical materials and equipment are purchased for the different productions in the Theatre
- To provide high quality technical support and assistance as required to support all aspects of school productions, drama classes, exam performances and other school events in the Theatre
o Supervision of the lighting and sound equipment
o Storage and maintenance of the LX and sound equipment
o Supervising rigging - Ensure highest levels of service to staff and students
- Liaise with staff with all regards to the Theatre and performance spaces
- Support Lettings Team with external bookings in the Theatre and production requirements
- Ensure highest levels of service to all external venue users
- Work with Lettings Team to assist with outside organisations that hire the Theatre ensuring that the Theatre and equipment are used appropriately
- Assist with proactive promotion of the Theatre facilities for external lettings and revenue generation
- Be the point of contact for external lets when utilising the Theatre and performance spaces
- To ensure that current performance licences are adhered to and all stipulations are followed at all times
Additional duties
- Ad hoc maintenance when needed
- Provide first aid when needed
o Ensure first aid training is up to date - Provide support staff cover when needed
- Flexible working will be required
- Any duties reasonably requested by the school
- Familiarise yourself with and adhere to the school’s policies and procedures and to support their implementation including the Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection policies